Posted by: karthik007 on: January 5, 2009
The fierce gunbattle between security forces and militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir entered the fifth day today and has already left three security force personnel and four ultras dead.
“The fierce gunbattle resumed this morning after a night-long break. Army and police have put a three-tier cordon [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 4, 2009
A special police officer was killed in a fierce gunbattle between security forces and terrorists in the dense forests of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir last night as the standoff continued for the third day today (January 4).Two army personnel have succumbed to bullet wounds in the operations that started on Thursday evening leaving four [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 1, 2009
A fire and resulting stampede left nearly 60 dead early Thursday at one of Bangkok’s most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, Thai police said.
The fire broke out at the nightclub Santika about 12:35 a.m., Thai police said. Police revised the death toll down to 58 Thursday afternoon, and [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 1, 2009
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has received a letter carrying threat to harm his family if he does not pay up Rs 50 lakh even as police today said they are taking “all precautionary measures” and that his security has been further tightened.
Police said that the letter was sent to Dhoni’s family by a person [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 31, 2008
The bodies of seven of eight snowmobilers missing after Sunday’s avalanches in southeastern British Columbia have been found, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.One man still was missing, but rescue personnel suspended their search near Fernie, British Columbia, at mid-afternoon Monday because of heavy snowfall and dense low clouds, the RCMP said.
All eight men [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 25, 2008
Four men died Wednesday in a shootout in Guatemala City’s largest market.Two bystanders — a 13-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man — were wounded by gunshots to the leg.The incident took place at 11:15 a.m. in the seafood area of The Terminal Market in south-central Guatemala City.
“It’s an area pretty full of people,”.Police were investigating [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 25, 2008
The record number of killings in Mexico continues to climb, with the discovery of eight bodies stuffed in black garbage bags in the southeastern state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border. On a road near the town of Tuxtla Chico came two days after nine decapitated bodies and severed heads were found in the state [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 16, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar dedicated his 41st century that powered India’s sensational victory against England on Monday (Dec 15) to Mumbaikars recovering after the terror attacks and provided the balm hoping his ton will give “some happiness to them.”
“I dedicate this century to the people of Mumbai,” the batting maestro said, adding “cricket cannot lessen whatever happened… [...]
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